The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has advertised a series of master and doctoral scholarships for students working on topics related to planning and land governance.

AAPS was founded in 1999 with the purpose of improving the quality and visibility of planning pedagogy, research and practice in Africa, and promoting planning education advocating ethical, sustainable, multicultural, gender-sensitive, and participatory planning practice.

Scholarship Description:

Application Deadline: May 31, 2018

Course Level: Scholarships are available to pursue Master and Doctoral degree programme.

Study Subject: Applications may come from the subject areas of land administration and management, land economics, natural resource economics, environmental economics, development economics, real estate development and management, environmental law, development studies, urban and regional planning, urban development and management, geomatics (GIS & Surveying), geography, natural resource management, agriculture economics and other land-related fields with strong relevance to national development.

The scholarships at KNUST are available in the following programmes:

MPhil Planning (by research)

MPhil Development Studies (by research)

PhD Planning (by research)

PhD Development Studies (by research)

Scholarship Award: The scholarship covers:

Item

Amount in EUR

Tuition fees

the regularly charged amount

Study and research allowance

Master: 460,00 per year

PhD: 920,00 per year

Printing allowance

1.025,00 in the last six months of studies

Monthly Scholarship(Accommodation, Food etc.)

Master In-Country: 355,00

Master In-Region: 400,00

PhD In-Country: 500,00

PhD In-Region: 555,00

Travel allowance (In-Region only)

The flat rate travel allowance will be specified in the letter of award

Insurance

Standard tariff; if applicable an equivalent of EUR 69,- per month, refund upon request and presentation of an original receipt of payment

Nationality: African students are eligible to apply.

Number of Scholarships: It has been agreed upon that DAAD cooperates with KNUST by offering up to two scholarships for Master studies and up to four for scholarships for PhD studies at KNUST for the intake 2018.

Scholarship can be taken in Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana

Entrance Requirements: To be eligible for this scholarship you must meet the following requirements:

Applicants

Must be preselected by KNUST according to DAAD selection criteria;

Have successfully completed generally a three-year university degree (Master candidates) or a two-year university degree (doctoral candidates) with above average results (upper third of class);

Clearly, show motivation and strong commitment;

Have the thorough knowledge of the language of instruction;

Have completed their last university degree not more than 6 years ago at the time of application;

Must be nationals or permanent resident of an African country;

Should generally be a) staff member of a public university, b) candidate considered for teaching or research staff recruitment, c) from the public sector or d) DAFI-Alumni (Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative).

English Language Requirements: Have the thorough knowledge of the language of instruction.